New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-15

Repairing 2 3.35
lawn-moWer on
graveyard $50
First premium-team at fire 500
Second 800
Repairing street-tools 6.25
Cleaning streets $500
Work on streets 22.3O
The Council thereupon adjourned.
JOHN G. RUDOLPH,
Attest: President of Council.
LOUIS ScH1LL1NG, Clerk.
Approved: G. WEscHcKE,
Mayor.
Adjourned meeting of the City Coun-
Gil of the City OF New Ulm held June 9Th
A. D. 1887.
All members present except Council.
lor Schwendinger, the President. Mr..
Rudolph, in the chair
The communication of the Mayor to
the City Council received yesterday, of
which a part was laid over for action
till to day was taken up and read.
In said communication the Mayor
called the attention to sec 6 chapter of
the City Charter which provides that
when grading, constructions or i'm
provements Of any street or the work
requires an expense of two hundred
dollars or more. resolution in favor Of
such work must first be adopted by the
Council, he further says, that be does
not approve the work done on German
street between first and third streets
south. as the expense is more than two
hundred dollars and the resolution re-
quired under the Charter has not been
passed.
The Mayor, by special request Of the
Council being present at this session,
did, after the most deliberate explana-
ton given by Street Committee George
Doehne showing the necessity of the
work done on German street, and also
in what shape and manner said work
was completed under his order and
care, and further upon proof furnished
by the City Clerk that the expense for
said work on German street alone has
not reached tie sum of two hundred
dollars declared himself satisfied and
granted the approval to the work and
expense.
The City Engineer presented the sur
vey and the plat thereto as ordered of
him by the City Council
On motion it was resolved that Plat
No. 80. 81, 80. 80 and "a establishing
the grade OF that part of State street
between third South and sixth North
streets, and also Plat No. IS establish
ing the grade Of that part of second
socth street between Minnesota and
German street, and also the establish
! ment Of the grade of the alley on the
same Plat in Block No. SO South Of
Centre street be and hereby are adopt
ed.
On motion it was resolved: That
the Street commencing at the City linz
its and there between Outlet No. 80 on
one side thereof and Outlet No. SO on
the other side, and thence running in a
north easterly direction, is hereby di-
rected to be opened and graded, as far
as may be necessary in order to be in a
safe and passable condition for travel
from said point of beginning to point
i opposite the extreme eastern point of
! Outlot No. 10.
/ Further resolved that copy of this
resolution be delivered to the W. & St.
Peter R. r. Co. and they are hereby
required to grade their right ofway where
the same crosses our said street and
open the same for travel.
The following bills were presented
allowed and ordered paid.
For surveying streets and Plat there
to 1927. so; for lumber on streets and
bridges $17.00; For work on different
streets $406 10.
The Council thereupon adjourned
I JOHN G. RUDOLPH,
Attest: President of Council
LoUTs .SCHMLIEG, Clerk.
Approved except the two bills, one
allowed to Jacob Rohner 1915 Thu
other to Frank Rohner $4,000 for the
following reasons, vetoed. Jacob Rob
ner is an officer of the City and canno
be interested in the furnishing of any
supplies for public use; see charter. pag,
!, 10 sec. 81 Frank Rohner is minol
and son of Jacob Rohner, the Street
. Commissioner. the father is entitled t,
earnings of his son during his minority
therefore the father is the party in in
terest; Charter j. b.
Dated June the 9th 1887.
G. WEscHGKE,
Mayor
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